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Version 1 February 2012
NAME : THUY NGUYEN Student ID 6820 DATE : 07/06/2012
BSBOHS407A Monitor a safe workplace
Activity One
Answer the following questions:
What is the URL of the website that provides the most information about Occupational Health and safety in Victoria?
OHS at DeakinSafe Work AustraliaWork Safe VictoriaHealth & Safety in the ArtsWhy is it important that all employees have access to Occupational Health and Safety information?
On an average day, somewhere in Australia at least one worker will be killed, 300 will injure their backs, 20 will be diagnosed with hearing loss and maybe a dozen will break bones. Each year, nearly 50,000 South Australians are injured, made sick or die due to their work. With an estimated cost to the economy of $2 billion annually, imagine the benefits for each business, and the State, if we could reduce this number.
Improved OHS training and practice will assist us in reducing this cost and making the workplace safer for everyone. OHS prevent injury and disease to persons in the workplace. Common to all are:
Provision of systems of work that are safe and without risk to health
Prevention of injury and disease
Protection of the general public’s safety and health
Inspectors
Regulations
Enforcement
Probably the most important principle in each Act, from an employment-related perspective, is the ‘duty of care’ which is placed on employers to provide a safe place of work for employees.
c. Why should workplace processes and procedures be continually monitored for OHS factors?
Valuation Exchange Pty Ltd Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Policy & Procedures has been developed to assist Valuation Exchange Pty Ltd managers and employees improve their understanding and management of OH&S in their workplace.
The OH&S Policy & Procedures provides practical information and guidance in how managers and employees can work together to achieve a safe and healthy work environment.
NAME : THUY NGUYEN Student ID 6820 DATE : 07/06/2012
BSBOHS407A Monitor a safe workplace
Activity One
Answer the following questions:
What is the URL of the website that provides the most information about Occupational Health and safety in Victoria?
OHS at DeakinSafe Work AustraliaWork Safe VictoriaHealth & Safety in the ArtsWhy is it important that all employees have access to Occupational Health and Safety information?
On an average day, somewhere in Australia at least one worker will be killed, 300 will injure their backs, 20 will be diagnosed with hearing loss and maybe a dozen will break bones. Each year, nearly 50,000 South Australians are injured, made sick or die due to their work. With an estimated cost to the economy of $2 billion annually, imagine the benefits for each business, and the State, if we could reduce this number.
Improved OHS training and practice will assist us in reducing this cost and making the workplace safer for everyone. OHS prevent injury and disease to persons in the workplace. Common to all are:
Provision of systems of work that are safe and without risk to health
Prevention of injury and disease
Protection of the general public’s safety and health
Inspectors
Regulations
Enforcement
Probably the most important principle in each Act, from an employment-related perspective, is the ‘duty of care’ which is placed on employers to provide a safe place of work for employees.
c. Why should workplace processes and procedures be continually monitored for OHS factors?
Valuation Exchange Pty Ltd Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Policy & Procedures has been developed to assist Valuation Exchange Pty Ltd managers and employees improve their understanding and management of OH&S in their workplace.
The OH&S Policy & Procedures provides practical information and guidance in how managers and employees can work together to achieve a safe and healthy work environment.